In 2009, in terms of the number of loans it issued to SMEs, Center-Invest was the top performing bank in the Rostov Region SME Development Programme. We provided SMEs with 4169 loans totalling RUR15.7bn.
We accounted for 38.7% of the total number of loans issued and 27.6% of their total value.
Center-Invest Bank has been running programmes to support SMEs in southern Russia for twelve years now. Today, 40,000 SMEs and self-employed individuals choose to bank with us.
At the national level, Center-Invest Bank is rated as one of the top ten partners for SMEs.
In its rating “Russia's Top-20 Banks in 2009”, the creditforbusiness.ru website ranks Center-Invest eighth in terms of the total value of loans made to SMEs.
| Type of SME | Number of employees | Maximum earnings, rubles millions |
|---|---|---|
| micro enterprises | up to 15 | ≤ 60 |
| small enterprises | from 15 to 100 | ≤ 400 |
| medium-sized enterprises | from 101 to 250 | ≤ 1000 |